Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il

Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, seen in portraits hanging at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, are the two authors whose works are most featured at the Foreign Language Bookshop in Pyongyang.

Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, seen in portraits hanging at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, are the two authors whose works are most featured at the Foreign Language Bookshop in Pyongyang. (Andy Wong / Associated Press)

Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, seen in portraits hanging at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, are the two authors whose works are most featured at the Foreign Language Bookshop in Pyongyang.